The Thing Speaks for Itself: Fat-free Mayonnaise

In law school, professors teach the concept of res ipsa loquitur, the thing speaks for itself.  In other words, this needs no explanation.  

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In my home, when I want to make mayonnaise, I gather an egg yolk, extra-virgin olive oil, and a clove of garlic.  That’s how you make mayonnaise.  To call an item fat-free mayonnaise makes little or no sense.  It’s like offering fat-free olive oil, or fat-free fat.  To show you what I mean, here’s one company’s version of fat-free mayonnaise.  

K***t Fat Free Mayonnaise:
Water, Sugar, Corn Syrup High Fructose, Food Starch Modified, Vinegar, Contains Flavor(s) Natural (Egg(s)) , Color(s) Artificial, Calcium Disodium EDTA As Preservatives, Cellulose Gel, Cream (Cream, Soy Lecithin, Tocopherols, Ascorbyl Palmitate) , Lactic Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Contains less than 22% of Salt, Xanthan Gum, Beta Carotene color(s), Blue 1, Phosphoric Acid, Yellow 6, Phylloquinone (Vitamin K1) , Lemon(s) Juice Concentrate, Di Alpha Tocopherol Acetate (Vitamin E).

The thing speaks for itself.

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